1/48 Academy P-47D

Gallery Article by Diego M. Pavese on Dec 18 2009

 

Hello, everybody, finally on ARC. 
This is my first model built in 15 years, and the very first in acrylics paints. 
The kit is the well known Academy 2159; it’s not expensive and with nice, but not great, details. Exactly what I need to re-start…

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I added some tips of the FE105 Eduard set… And I’ve to change the decals. The kit provides a well printed sheet, but in a very hard support film... too much to my likes.  I did it with the SuperScale item # 48-878, scaled for the Tamiya kit.

The paints were Tamiya acrylics; lightened XF-61 Dark Green (remains still too dark to me) & XF-21 Sky, finished Humbrol enamel coats.  It was the first time I used the pre-shade technique... I will do better next time.

Thanks to you people!!!!!  And best regards from Argentina

Diego M. Pavese

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